http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639 Monthly inflation in Iran hits <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/hyperinflation-has-arrived-in-iran/">70%</a>. &nbsp;That's 582% per year, assuming the inflation rate doesn't continue to accelerate (which it usually does in these circumstances).<p> It looks like the US/EU sanctions are working, but at this point a military strike may have been the more humane approach. en-us Thu, 4 Oct 2012 19:07:56 GMT Tue, 9 Oct 2012 16:14:04 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#15 Easily one of the most informative and interesting links posted on this site. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 16:14:04 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#14 It's difficult to compare Brazil and Iran, because Iran doesn't have <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.missbumbumbrasil.com.br">bumbum contests</a>. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 15:40:19 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#13 you never need to do any more than "set them back." there's no such thjng as "elimination." Sun, 7 Oct 2012 04:55:30 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#12 Britain and France<br>&#10;Didn't want to dance<br>&#10;But I hate Khamenei<br>&#10;So I thought I'd take a chance and<br>&#10;Bomb Iran<br>&#10;Bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran<br>&#10;Bomb Iran<br>&#10;Bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran<br>&#10;We've got 'em rockin and a'rolling<br>&#10;Rockin' and a'reel Sun, 7 Oct 2012 04:40:32 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#11 Israel often has better intelligence than America, yet most intelligence sources think that even Israel wouldn't be able to do much more than set back Iran's nuclear efforts, not end them by any means. If you could "figure out where they are", indeed. Sat, 6 Oct 2012 18:23:27 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#10 I'm all for knocking out their enrichment facilities, should we be able to figure out where they are, but most of the discussion I've seen has been of an Iraq-like occupation. Sat, 6 Oct 2012 06:53:12 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#9 Even conservatives (in America, at least) seem to be realising that invading Iran and setting off some general regional war doesn't really make any sense. Why corner Iranians into supporting their economically incompetent government with blood (as they did Sat, 6 Oct 2012 01:42:36 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#8 oh come on there's plenty of issues with Israel and the American relationship but the Israelis play our pit bull when it serves us Fri, 5 Oct 2012 23:25:59 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#7 In North Korea, public unrest that could lead to regime change was next to impossible because North Korea's public was so cowed. In Iran, public unrest that could lead to regime change might actually happen, and almost did after Iran's last presidential el Fri, 5 Oct 2012 20:20:09 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#6 Eyeballing the chart, I get 55% monthly. &nbsp;I don't think they give an exact monthly figure. &nbsp;That's still ((1.55^12)-1)*100 = 20,000% annually.<p>&#10;It's still not obvious to me they definitely have hyperinflation. &nbsp;Clearly, this level of price Fri, 5 Oct 2012 03:24:50 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#5 Totally agree. Explosive inflation under current conditions, a cornerstone of supply-side, is utter bullshit. Fri, 5 Oct 2012 01:42:37 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#4 I agree, fuck the Israelis. Let them solve their own problems. Thu, 4 Oct 2012 23:35:25 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#3 There is really no need for a military strike on Iran. However, the Israeli side keeps demanding that somebody do something about Iran somehow. I'm sorry, but I'm tired of people subcontracting out their problems on us. The larger discussion should be as t Thu, 4 Oct 2012 23:20:07 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#2 The US is not going to have a monthly inflation rate of 2% at any point in the forseeable future - I would be willing to bet almost any sum of money (even inflation adjusted) on that. &nbsp;2% monthly translates to 26% annually - even the shadowstat conspi Thu, 4 Oct 2012 21:25:24 GMT http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2012/10/4/152322/639#1 Bad stuff for the Iranians, but hardly unprecedented. According to <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.tradingeconomics.com/brazil/inflation-cpi"> this graph </a> back in 1990 Brazil hit an inflation rate of over 6,000% !! At that point it becomes so mindnu Thu, 4 Oct 2012 20:12:52 GMT string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/